jpdb beta

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

2

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

to have the nerve to

2

weight; sinker (fishing)

1

twig; spray

5

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

2

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

5

both sides

1

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

4

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

5

boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

1

to (do) like this

2

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

4

to fish; to angle

5

(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty

4

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

5

innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)

2

floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy

5

to order; to command; to appoint

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

3

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

11

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

2

sea level; (surface of) sea

2

nimbly; lightly

1

octopus

5

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

2

decisive battle of brief duration

1

mollusc; mollusk

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

1

release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)

1

silent; solemn; quiet

1

personnel selection

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

5

pull; patronage; tug; discount

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

3

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

9

sense of security

1

shit!; damn!

1